The Patents Act (Act No. 479 of December 20, 1967) came into force on January 1, 1968. The Act has been amended and consolidated many times since its adoption.
This Consolidated Patents Act, which takes into account amendments up to Act No. 153 of April 11, 1984, was codified on March 11, 1986 (see Part 11 of the Consolidated Act for the details and dates of entry into force of the Amending Acts).